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What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

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Bugglyboo
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What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

Postby Bugglyboo » Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:13 pm

I was doing the washing up and was thinking about the things I do differently from friends and family.

I was wondering what you do differently.

I cannot cut cheese into slices so I use a potato peeler. Nice even slices without demolishing the whole block of cheese in two sittings.
I also hate washing up in dirty water so I don't put the plug in. I know it's a terrible thing to do but plunging my hands into washing up water makes me feel sick even if im wearing gloves.

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Re: What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

Postby Dora » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:31 pm

Not sure if i do anything differently but friends definitely stare when i treat my wooden worktops with the oil stuff. SO worth it. They're glorious.

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Re: What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

Postby Bugglyboo » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:32 pm

I love wooden worktops. Stunning.

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Re: What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

Postby Dora » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:34 pm

I have the birch. It was love at first sight :giggle:

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Re: What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

Postby laceybat » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:36 pm

i always rince off the dishes after i have washed them already. i also wash the dishes off before putting in the dishwasher (i hate the frigin thing) i have to have everything in the right place to the point i move things when MIL has done the kitchen as there not in the right place.

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Re: What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

Postby Dora » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:40 pm

My mil is not technically allowed in my kitchen due to her weird fascination with dripping bleach all over the place-and my precious worktops. She even bleached my stainless steel bin once so it had grotty smeary cloth marks for months. Argh!

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Re: What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

Postby Twinkletoes » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:46 pm

I need to do a load of washing a day else I get twitchy!

I hate anything except vinegar and bicarb to clean my bath.

I hate my laundry to smell of laundry detergent.

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Re: What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

Postby Dora » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:48 pm

Twinkletoes wrote:I need to do a load of washing a day else I get twitchy!

I hate anything except vinegar and bicarb to clean my bath.

I hate my laundry to smell of laundry detergent.


I had the loathing of smells like that when i was pregnant. I remember putting on a newly washed scarf and feeling really ill.

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Re: What are your funny kitchen/cleaning quirks?

Postby eviesmummy » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:59 pm

Nothing much really, I suppose I have to have cutlery in the right section and facing the right way - can't abide it when its not. I have a system in each room, start in a certain place, then work my way around - dh can't understand it but it works for me :)

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